Tackling a Tricky Task
Created | Updated Sep 14, 2010
It's all in your head but, as your head bone is connected to your neck one and thence (directly or otherwise) to sundry southern situations and is dependent on various of them for support, sustenance, glancing askance and page turning, then you owe it to your task to arrange those things appropriately:
Feet:
On the floor. Flat.
Knees:
If you're standing, slightly bent. Sitting, more so.
Unless you're lying, in which case, watch it. You've been found out.
Hips:
If you're standing, bent slightly forward. Sitting, more so.
Unless you're lying, in which case see knees, above.
Back:
Near straight. Arched rather than bent.
Upright (unless you're lying...)
Neck:
Angled sustainably, usually slanted slightly forward. Not stiff.
Arms:
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Hands, including Fingers:
Generally, see Arms, above.
You should make specific arrangements for specific purposes, such as sharpening pencils, slicing gherkins, shaving or waving farewell.
Head:
- Eyebrows, raised, lowered or normal. Both together or one at a time.
- Ears, wigged or ggled or normal – experiment with these.
- Nose, pinched, flared or normal. Not turned up.
- Mouth. Now, this is the crucial one. Except to warn you against putting any part of your tongue past your teeth (just in case of immediate success), I shall not presume to tell you how to hold your mouth. But, please do.
You're now ready to commence, so go and fetch the materials for your task and start again from the top. On this and subsequent iterations, you may omit reading the title.
Ah, so 'now' you're ready, so go and fetch the tools for your task and start again - from the top, holding your mouth as you do so.
